Michael Moshe Mizrahi, a well-known figure in Montreal's Jewish community, died from wounds sustained in Monday's shooting — apparently struck by police gunfire during the incident, according to Israeli and Jewish community sources.
The Zioneer can now confirm that the victim of Monday's shooting near a Chabad center in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges district who died of his wounds is Michael Moshe Mizrahi, a well-known figure in the city's Jewish community — and that he was struck by police gunfire at the scene, according to Israeli and community sources.
This update follows a fast-moving thread. At 21:03 Jerusalem, we reported two dead near the Chabad center and that the gunman had been neutralized. By 21:52, journalist Amit Segal stated that police were investigating whether a Jewish man was killed by friendly fire; simultaneously, a community source told The Zioneer that Michael Mizrahi had been mistakenly killed by officers. At 22:15 we noted reports that Mizrahi had died and that authorities were examining the friendly-fire possibility. The present confirmation — identity and cause — comes from a linked intelligence desk source, adding weight to what began as a single-channel claim.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Monday, the attack in the Côte-des-Neiges district involved a premeditated ambush near a Chabad center and a kosher supermarket, leaving the gunman dead, a police officer critically wounded, and prompting a lockdown. An earlier appeal identified a seriously wounded victim by the Hebrew prayer name Michael Moshe ben Miriam — now confirmed to be the same person.
The investigation into the circumstances of the friendly fire remains open. No further details have been released on the officer's condition or the wider police probe.
5 developments
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Source and signal
- Internal intake